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When you’re living with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP for short), there’s a shortage of platelets in your blood. Platelets are the part of your blood that helps slow and stop bleeding.
Whether your body is destroying healthy platelets or struggling to make as many as you need, your platelet count needs a lift. And if your low platelet counts have lasted for over a year, you may have what’s called long-term, aka “chronic,” ITP.
P.S., If you’ve ever heard someone call ITP “idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,” that’s because its cause used to be unknown (did you know: “idiopathic” means “unexplained”?).
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Bruising
You may notice your skin start to bruise very easily, even spontaneously.
Petechiae/Purpura
You may see small red or purple spots start to appear on areas like your lower legs.
Blood
You may see blood in your urine, vomit, or stool.
Bleeding
You may experience bleeding from your gums and nose, have an unusually heavy menstrual flow, or notice cuts bleeding for longer periods of time.
Fatigue
You may feel so tired, you’re weak.
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Steroids are normally the first step in treatment, but they can have unwanted side effects, like a weakened immune system. If they aren’t working well enough for you after 6 weeks, your doctor may recommend trying a different kind of medication.
Thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RAs), like Doptelet, are usually prescribed next. Unlike steroids, they work with your body to raise and maintain your platelet counts by making more platelets, which reduces your risk of bleeding.
It’s important to remember that the goal of treatment may not be to normalize your platelet counts. Everyone’s platelet count goal is unique, so it’s up to you and your doctor to set and reach your own together.
Platelets are the part of your blood that helps slow and stop bleeding.
Since there’s no way to specifically test for ITP, it’s a “diagnosis of exclusion.” First, your doctor will try to rule out other causes of low platelets, like an underlying illness you may have or any medication you may be taking. If no other cause is found after a complete medical history is taken and physical exam is done, you’ll most likely be diagnosed with ITP.
Wondering what kinds of tests your doctor will run? Here are a few common ones:
Yes, ITP is an autoimmune condition. When you have immune thrombocytopenia, your own immune system attacks the platelets in your body, leaving your platelet counts low.
Having a low platelet count can increase your risk of bleeding or bruising. Sometimes, ITP causes other symptoms, like fatigue or purpura—a condition that causes red or purple spots to appear on your skin.
Low platelet counts that last less than 3 months are considered “newly diagnosed” ITP. If they last for more than a year, it’s called “chronic” or long-term ITP. Newly diagnosed ITP is more common in children, while chronic ITP mostly affects adult women.
If you experience low platelet counts that last between 3-12 months, it’s called “persistent ITP.”
Yes, ITP is a rare disease that affects 9.5 out of every 100,000 adults in the US.
Globally, ITP is thought to affect well over 200,000 people.
Patients with ITP don’t normally have a family history of thrombocytopenia (aka low platelet counts), but if you do, you should let your doctor know so a possible genetic link can be considered.
Your body has a natural signal—a hormone called “thrombopoietin” (TPO)—that tells it to make enough platelets for you.
TPO-RA medications bind to and activate the thrombopoietin receptor, which helps stimulate the production of platelets in the body.
When your body isn’t producing enough natural TPO to make the platelets you need, your doctor may prescribe a TPO-RA to help lift your platelet count.
Now that you know what chronic immune thrombocytopenia is, continue learning how Doptelet may help manage your platelet needs—and factors certain personal preferences into treatment!
Speak to one of our Doptelet Advisors! They’re here to support you, as you consider treatment with Doptelet. Give them a call at 855-4-LIFTUP (1-855-454-3887)
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is DOPTELET® (avatrombopag) [dop-TEL-et]?
DOPTELET is a prescription medicine used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) when other treatments have not worked well enough.
Doptelet is used to help raise platelet counts in adults with chronic ITP, but it is not used to make platelet counts normal in these patients. It is not known if DOPTELET is safe and effective in children.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Before taking DOPTELET, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. DOPTELET may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way DOPTELET works.
What are the possible side effects of DOPTELET?
DOPTELET may cause serious side effects, including blood clots. People with chronic immune thrombocytopenia and people with certain blood clotting conditions may have increased risk of developing blood clots. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have signs and symptoms of a blood clot, including:
The most common side effects of DOPTELET when used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are:
These are not all the possible side effects of DOPTELET. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
For further information, please see full Prescribing Information, including the Patient Information Leaflet.
What is DOPTELET® (avatrombopag) [dop-TEL-et]?
What is DOPTELET® (avatrombopag) [dop-TEL-et]?
DOPTELET is a prescription medicine used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) when other treatments have not worked well enough.
Doptelet is used to help raise platelet counts in adults with chronic ITP, but it is not used to make platelet counts normal in these patients. It is not known if DOPTELET is safe and effective in children.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Before taking DOPTELET, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. DOPTELET may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way DOPTELET works.
What are the possible side effects of DOPTELET?
DOPTELET may cause serious side effects, including blood clots. People with chronic immune thrombocytopenia and people with certain blood clotting conditions may have increased risk of developing blood clots. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have signs and symptoms of a blood clot, including:
The most common side effects of DOPTELET when used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are:
These are not all the possible side effects of DOPTELET. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
For further information, please see full Prescribing Information, including the Patient Information Leaflet.
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